Uposathā
OtherA pious laywoman of Sāketa who, after death, was reborn in Tāvatiṃsa, where she expressed to Mahā-Moggallāna her regret at having wished for a pleasure-garden rebirth instead of heeding the Buddha’s teaching.
A pious lay-devotee of Sāketa. She did many deeds of merit, and was born in Tāvatiṃsa, her abode being known as the Uposatha-vimāna. It is said that she was known in Sāketa as Uposathā, because of the life she led. She expresses to Mahā-Moggallāna her remorse that she should have desired to be born in Nandanavana, instead of listening to the Buddha’s teaching and putting an end to all birth. Vv.20 f; VvA.115 f.
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